When our founder, Emily, started feeling like the Lord was putting the dream of a nonprofit on her heart - she sensed it involved "a house".

This home would be a “2nd home”that serves as a “connection center” for children, caregivers, and social workers.

Foster care is a full of a lot of “unknowns”, not just for the children, but also for the new caregivers involved. We want to be a place where caregivers know they can come to get help as they navigate caring for a child impacted by foster care.

We envision a comfortable, safe and home-like environment where…

social workers could bring a child during initial placement
kids can play, have a snack with the staff, and pick out the things they need
new caregivers can learn about the resources in Rutherford County
children and families can process the overwhelming feelings and emotions that come with foster care
we could host support groups, classes, and events for children and for caregivers

One of the biggest issues we want this house to address is where children go in the first 24-48 of entering foster care.

Currently…

When children/teens enter foster care, they are usually taken to the Department of Social Services.

Quite often, kids/teens spend time in the conference room. (This is an actual picture of the Rutherford County DSS conference room.)

This, in and of itself, is not ideal. But it comes with other challenges:

➡️ If kids have dirty clothes, there is no way to do laundry at DSS so social workers have to go to the laundry mat.

➡️ If kids need to bathe, there is no bath tub or shower at DSS so social workers have to take them to a local church to shower.

➡️ If kids need clothing, toiletries, diapers, formula, etc. then social workers have to run out to get those items for the child in care.

AND, here is the worst part: if a placement is not found, the kids have to spend the night on a cot in the conference room (sometimes for more than one night). Which also means on-call social workers are having to stay at the office around the clock.

Mosaic Hope Believes There is a Better Way

The Mosaic House will be available for DSS to use when a child/teen enters foster care.

The kids will still be in the care of DSS social workers, but instead of taking kids to the DSS building they will be able to bring them to the Mosaic House.

At the Mosaic House, we will have everything that is needed for the first 24-48 hours of a child entering care.

➡️ No longer will kids have to be entertained in a conference room. Instead we will have a playroom and family room where kids will have plenty to do.

➡️ No longer will social workers have to run out to a laundry mat, because we will have a washer and dryer ready for them.

➡️ No longer will social workers have to take kids to a local church to shower, because we will have a bathroom at the house.

➡️ No longer will social workers have to run to buy things the kids need, because we will have a well stocked foster care closet located at the house.

AND, the best part: if a placement isn't found, the kids can spend the night in a bedroom and on-call social workers can stay around the clock in the comfort of a house.

Want to Help Us Get a House?

For over a year, our founder, Emily has been watching a very specific property.

It is the PERFECT location for the Mosaic House:

It is located less than a mile from DSS.

It was previously used as a daycare so it already is fenced and has a playground area.

Well guess what!!!!! The owner reached out through her real estate agent, and offered us the chance to have a contingency contract.

After negotiations, we finally put a contract on the property!!! The negotiated price is $230,000 and we have until DECEMBER to raise ALL OF THE MONEY.

We know that is a lot of money in a short amount of time….but we really believe that if we all come together - we can make this happen!

Would you help us?

One lady already gave us $1000 toward our goal and she wrote a note saying,

"Now we just need 274 more people to give $1000."

Could that be you?

Churches

Did you know that there are over 100 churches in Rutherford County? If 2-3 people from every church gave $1000 (or if each church donated $2000-$3000), we would have the money for a house!!!!!!

Whatever amount you are able to give, every single dollar given to this campaign will go directly toward getting a house for kids entering foster care.

Let's make sure there are no more children spending the night in a conference room in Rutherford County!!! We can do this together!

Let's Get a House

By Mosaic Hope

Let's Get a House

A Place for Kids Awaiting Foster Care Placement

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